Petersburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Petersburg city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.6%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-10.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +4.3 pp (65.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -5.5 pp (-50.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.5 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.9 pp (18.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |